Hans Overduin is a nature photographer who from what i have seen really focuses on birds. these pictures of owls really intrigued me just because these animals are so beautiful. the way that he manages to get these crystal clear images out in the field amazes me. he seems to use a short focal length really taking the detail away from the background and emphasizing the foreground and the birds that he photographs. his use of the natural colors present in the scenes is very balanced things arent over saturated but they remain very vivid and beautiful throughout.

Jannick Clausen is another person that i have recently discovered, his work is again very different than a lot of work that i see. i love the way that some of his pictures almost look black and white in composition but have subtle hints of vibrant and beautiful color that ties everything in the photo together wonderfully. he frames his photos very narrowly at times and it makes your eyes wander in a very strange path sometimes, looking at things very carefully that most often times you would glance at and not think twice about.

Daniel Namadari is another landscape artist that i have recently discovered, his work makes me want to try and use aspects of his own in mine, some of his pictures are very linear with limited amounts of color yet remain incredibly vibrant and beautiful. He also has a lot of work that isn't linear, its very abstract in a sense and unorganized. the colors that he captures are truly beautiful and the way that he uses the light in his photos it absolutely amazing in my opinion.

Elliot Porter is someone that i really admire, I chose him as my homage because i love landscape/nature work but he does his in such a peculiar way i feel. he frames his subject matter in such a different way than most. i feel like he puts emphasis on things that most people would look right past and somehow makes it absolutely beautiful. the way he uses color in some of his images is very different that others as well. A lot seem washed out or dull but not to the extent that they are bad or boring in any way at all.

Ansel Adams is an artist that i have grown up  around, my parents always had a calendar with his work and I've always been fascinated by his work and how he frames these moments so perfectly. His photos draw your eyes throughout them so fluidly its so cool to look at all of his work and see how everything pulls together.